APDPro is a professional development program offered to you as an APDesign student. The mission of APDPro is to enrich your experience in APDesign and provide a competitive advantage as they study and prepare to enter the workplace. The programs offered through APDPro provide you with easy access to a variety of valuable support services and university and professional resources through workshops, lectures, seminars and leadership activities.

As a student participating in APDPro, you will attend program-required events that are tailored to your specific academic year. For example, second-year students will attend a portfolio basics workshop, while fifth-year students will participate in a financial planning seminar. You will also attend a lecture of your choice each semester and participate in one leadership activity with a reflection each year.

You will have the opportunity to apply to be matched with a mentor in your second, third or fourth year as a part of the APDPro Mentor Program. Our APDPro mentors are alumni and friends of the university with proven expertise in the design professions.

BENEFITS

You will receive a notation on your transcript each year you complete the program requirements. If you complete the requirements all 5 years, you will receive special recognition at commencement.

What students are saying

“It really means something when there is a K-State grad in front of me showing me what they designed, and telling me how they’ve made it. This is so effective because it gives insight to what I might become someday. Thank you APDPro!”